Living Large in a Small Space
We travel with a 28 foot travel trailer. That is about 228 square feet of living space. When we are at home, we enjoy 2300 square feet of living space on a lot of 100 X 150 feet. Our home and lot is small in comparison to some in the society we have become accustom to. We have many comforts which include air conditioning, indoor plumbing hooked to a city water system, hot water on demand, large screen TV, pillow top bed and many more. On the road, we have all these mentioned comforts in a much smaller space. Granted, our trailer TV is smaller but we sit closer to it. The hot water is contingent on having propane in the tank. When we set up camp to investigate the area we hook our trailer to a running water source.
At home we are limited in what we can experience despite the fact we live in an area of much diverse activities. While on the road, once we exhaust the places to see and things to do, we just pack up our small space and move on to the next place that interests us. I take much enjoyment in sitting in my back yard at home watching the banana trees, elephant ears and all of the wild flowers I have planted spring to life in the spring but that does not compare to the sights at the
many places along our travels. The natural waterways, forests, state parks and even the urban areas draw me back to the road. We miss our family and friends but meet
many friendly folks in out travels. Just the other day we were invited to a fish fry in the campground we are staying at. Some of the folks who stay in this park on a seasonal basis had saved up some of their catch from the yellow river to put on the fish fry. It was like a family reunion. Everyone brought a dish to share and the fish and corn hush puppies were fried and all enjoyed the food and company.
What makes people strive for happiness with large spaces? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. I have learned that much happiness can be achieved in visiting new places and meeting new people. I think I could do more of just that if I could lose the need for a large space and just learn to live large.
